By Michael on July 2, 2005
Peter, Linda and Ben Alexander Photo #1: Ben practicing ice climbing on the Mer de Glace Glacier. This is a great place to go for foundational skills with crampons and ice axes that will be important higher in the mountains. Photo #2: Linda plying her trade with a trustworthy belayer, her husband Peter. She did […]
Posted in Alpine Climbs, Trip Report
By Michael on June 25, 2005
Carrie Gibson Photo #1: We had a great week of alpine skills and climbs and great weather as well. Starting on the Mer de Glace glacier to get foundational skills with crampons and ice axes. Here Carrie practices piolet traction and German technique (front pointing). Carrie and her friend Keith are preparing to climb Mt. […]
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By Michael on June 10, 2005
Warren Cook Photo #1: Warren is my father-in-law and he is really getting into climbing and hiking. The past spring he put together a Haute Route trip with his friends and colleagues at Sugarloaf Ski Area in Maine that I guided with my wife Nina. On this day, he was in the area on business […]
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By Michael on June 7, 2005
Ben Stoddard Photo #1: Ben came to rock climb and we did a fair amount high and low, despite a few days of iffy weather. Here we climbed the Aiguille de la Charlanon by the right butress, Eperon SSE de Doite. It was a great 8 pitch warm up climb that goes at 5.7. Photo […]
Posted in Rock Climbs, Trip Report
